Memorial service for Kayla Allen to be held Monday at Grace Church in Middleburg Heights

MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio -- A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Monday for Kayla Allen, the 10-year-old Strongsville girl who died Tuesday more than a month after being shot by her father at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Brooklyn.

The service will be held at Grace Christian Missionary Alliance Church, 7393 Pearl Rd. in Middleburg Heights.

Kayla Allen was the lone survivor of the April 12 shootings at the restaurant after her father, Kevin Allen, 51, went on a rampage, killing her mother, Katie, 42, and sister, Kerrie, who was celebrating her 10th birthday.

The shooting erupted after Kayla's mother told Kevin Allen she was leaving him.

Brooklyn police killed Kevin Allen as he was leaving the restaurant.

Kayla, who was shot in the face while hiding in a bathroom stall, was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, where she stayed until last Friday, when her family said that Kayla's condition has worsened and she was released to hospice care. She died 3:40 p.m. Tuesday in the arms of an aunt and surrounded by family and friends.

The incident sparked an outpouring of support for Kayla, with groups raising money for her medical care.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Hospice of the Western Reserve in care of Pediatric Services, 300 East 185th St., Cleveland OH 44119.

Donations also are being collected on the day of the memorial service from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Applebee's restaurant at the Strongsville and Westgate Plaza locations, said Jane Van Bergen, spokeswoman for Hospice of the Western Reserve.